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LOT 0885
Roman Bone Female Pin Head
EASTERN ROMAN, 3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (32.1 grams, 11.4 cm).
Carved and polished female figure with chignon hairstyle, floor-length robe with stepped rim, separate arms fixed in place; old collector's label 'IV / 00 33'.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0885
Roman Bone Female Pin Head
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Roman and Later Mixed Artefact Group
Mainly 2nd-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Including a bronze coin, buckle loops, glass marbles, lead tokens, thimbles, furniture fittings, and other items. 1.35 kg total, 1.1-11.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Roman Inlaid Votive Glass Amphora
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Squat jar with domed foot, deep carinated shoulder, low mouth, two applied trail handles; inlaid zigzag trails to shoulder; repaired. 74 grams, 54 mm
From a Scottish private collection, Perthshire, 1990s. -
Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Standing erect with right hand extended sideways, left arm hanging at his side supporting a caduceus; mounted on a custom-made stand. 48 grams total, 89 mm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Although the statuette seems have been realised in a provincial Gallo-Roman workshop, as demonstrated by the inequality of the treatment of the anatomical dimensions, the movement of the body and head positioned to the right, derive from models of the Alexandrian type.
